Hon.George ChappleNorton was born on 31 August 1800.2 He was the son of Hon.FletcherNorton and Caroline ElizabethBalmain.3 He married Caroline Elizabeth SarahSheridan, daughter of ThomasSheridan and Caroline HenriettaCallander, on 30 July 1827.1 He died on 24 February 1875 at age 74.1,2 He was granted the rank of a baron's younger son.2 He held the office of Recorder of Guildford.2 He held the office of Metropolitan Police Magistrate.2 In 1836 he sued the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne for £10,000 for having 'criminal conversation' (adultery) with his wife. Although he lost the case Norton locked his wife out of the marital home & forbade her to see her children again. He also refused to pay her maintenance or any of her debts.4